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Ok, here's some extracts from the CRS Report :
'''U.S. Diplomacy — Need for Change'''
"'''U.S. Diplomacy — Need for Change'''
Many foreign affairs experts believe that the international system is undergoing
:Many foreign affairs experts believe that the international system is undergoing
a momentous transition affecting its very nature. For indicators of this change, they
a momentous transition affecting its very nature. For indicators of this change, they
point to the end of the bipolar world of the Cold War, the changing nature of the
point to the end of the bipolar world of the Cold War, the changing nature of the
Defense (DOD) in foreign affairs. According to then Secretary of State, Madeleine
Defense (DOD) in foreign affairs. According to then Secretary of State, Madeleine
Albright in 1999,
Albright in 1999,
:The past decade has witnessed a transformation of the world political situation....
:The past decade has witnessed a transformation of the world political situation...Challenges such as transnational law enforcement, global terrorism, democracy building, protection of the environment, refugee issues, and access to global markets and energy sources now compete with traditional security and political issues for policymakers’ attention. These changes demand that we reexamine the nature and basic structure of our overseas presence.7
Challenges such as transnational law enforcement, global terrorism, democracy
building, protection of the environment, refugee issues, and access to global
markets and energy sources now compete with traditional security and political
issues for policymakers’ attention. These changes demand that we reexamine the
nature and basic structure of our overseas presence.7
'''The Foreign Affairs Institutional Infrastructure'''.
"'''The Foreign Affairs Institutional Infrastructure'''.
In the 1990s, several
"In the 1990s, several
organizations and think tanks voiced concerns about the inadequacy of the U.S.
organizations and think tanks voiced concerns about the inadequacy of the U.S.
diplomatic infrastructure. The Department of State’s own report said that the United
diplomatic infrastructure. The Department of State’s own report said that the United